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In his book, Disciple, Juan...
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In his book, Disciple, Juan Carlos Ortiz describes the cost of becoming a Christian. He envisions a scene where we are trying to buy a beautiful pearl:
So we say, "I want this pearl. How much is it?"
"Everything you have," says the seller.
We make up our minds. "All right, I'll buy it," we say.
"Well, what do you have?" he wants to know. "Let's write it down."
"Well, I have $10,000 in the bank."
"Good -- $10,000. What else?"
"That's all. That's all I have."
"Nothing more?"
So we say, "I want this pearl. How much is it?"
"Everything you have," says the seller.
We make up our minds. "All right, I'll buy it," we say.
"Well, what do you have?" he wants to know. "Let's write it down."
"Well, I have $10,000 in the bank."
"Good -- $10,000. What else?"
"That's all. That's all I have."
"Nothing more?"
